🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Naqsh-e Rostam Relief Annex North
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Naqsh-e Rostam Relief Annex North in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Classical culture.
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🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Naqsh-e Rostam Relief Annex North in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Preclassic to Postclassic Late 500 BCE–1525 CE, Acalan Chontal peak 1350–1525 · Maya (Chontal Acalan–Itzamkanac, Late Postclassic)
Secondary pyramid 18 m high with vaulted temple north of 21 m Principal Pyramid at Itzamkanac, island city of Chontal Acalan on Candelaria River delta into Laguna de Términos.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Maya Classic 250–900 CE · Maya (Chontal)
Maya brick city 56 million bricks, Chontal 250–900 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Charnel House Cemetery East in Basin of Mexico, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Great Serpent Mound South in Yucatán, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Chambered Cairn Hill Americas 8 — Mexico Region 8 in Mexico Region 8, Mexico is a Iron Age earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Epiclassic (650–900 CE) Teotihuacan fall hybrid · Epiclassic Xochicalco (Olmeca-Xicalanca + Teotihuacan survivors)
Xochicalco excavated by Sáenz 1960s, Quetzalcoatl pyramid 700 Coiled Serpents.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient village
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Casa Grande Compound in Oaxaca Valley, Mexico is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Cerro Sechín Relief Wall in Yucatán, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Small Step Pyramid East in Cholula, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock art
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Watson Brake Mound in Veracruz, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) rock art attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Zawyet Pyramid North in Cholula, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Formative to Early Classic 350 BCE–600 CE · Maya (Komchen formative)
Formative slate-ware town before Dzibilchaltun, 350 BCE–600 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic · Maya
Massive Late Classic Maya pyramid Structure II at Calakmul (c.600 CE) 55 m high base 120×100 m, twin temples, burial of Yuknom Yich'aak K'ak.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock art
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Gopuram Gateway East in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Late Preclassic–Late Classic 400 BCE–1450 CE · Maya (Chenés–Puuc)
Five-storey 32 m pyramid, 1.4 km hydraulic canal.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Postclassic Tarascan (1325–1528 CE) · Purépecha (Tarascan) Empire
Tzintzuntzan Yácatas — Tarascan Capital in Michoacán, Mexico is a Postclassic Tarascan (1325–1528 CE) pyramid attributed to Purépecha (Tarascan) Empire.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Postclassic (1200–1520 CE) Totonac-Huastec mixed · Totonac (Postclassic Quiahuiztlan allied to Cortés 1519)
Veracruz Quiahuiztlan excavated by INAH, 78 tombs Totonac necropolis, Cortés 1519 alliance spot.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Zapotec Postclassic 1250–1521 CE · Zapotec (Tlacolula valley)
Zapotec hill-fortress Palace Six Patios 1250–1400 CE, UNESCO 2010.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Late Classic Rio Bec 550–800 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Mid-size Rio Bec forest palace 7 km S of Okolhuitz on Becán–Hormiguero track. Structure II combines Chenes monster mask lower register with Rio Bec twin towers upper, indicating stylistic hybridity.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Postclassic (1300–1528 CE) · Purépecha
Ihuatzio Yácata Complex — Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, Mexico is a Postclassic (1300–1528 CE) pyramid attributed to Purépecha.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Postclassic 1220–1440 CE · Maya (Cocom–League)
Walled capital 9 km wall, 4000 structures, League 1220–1440 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Epiclassic (530–900 CE) Bajío observatory alignment · Otomi or Toltec-related Bajío astronomers
Cañada de la Virgen excavated by INAH 2002–, elite cemetery with 700 CE Otomi skulls.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Late Formative to Classic (800 BCE–300 CE) · Mezcala / Olmec derived
Cuetlajuchitlán — Balsas Canyon City in Guerrero, Mexico is a Late Formative to Classic (800 BCE–300 CE) ancient-city attributed to Mezcala / Olmec derived.
